Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged First-Person on Steam.
Share of First-Person games by estimated lifetime revenue. Averages hide this — a few hits pull the mean far above what a typical game in the genre makes.
For developers
Total estimated revenue of First-Person games, grouped by the year they launched — a release-cohort trend, not a live time-series. Recent years are still accumulating revenue after launch.
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.7K | approximately $773 | approximately 8% | approximately 2% | approximately $1.2B |
| 2025 | 4K | approximately $965 | approximately 9% | approximately 3% | approximately $1.7B |
| 2024 | 3.2K | approximately $829 | approximately 9% | approximately 3% | approximately $1.7B |
| 2023 | 2.2K | approximately $931 | approximately 9% | approximately 3% | approximately $1.2B |
| 2022 | 1.8K | approximately $777 | approximately 10% | approximately 4% | approximately $1.3B |
| 2021 | 1.5K | approximately $774 | approximately 10% | approximately 4% | approximately $1.2B |
| 2020 | 1.1K | approximately $1.3K | approximately 14% | approximately 6% | approximately $1.4B |
| 2019 | 495 | approximately $4.3K | approximately 21% | approximately 10% | approximately $715.7M |
| 2018 | 444 | approximately $5.7K | approximately 22% | approximately 9% | approximately $1.3B |
| 2017 | 358 | approximately $13.5K | approximately 29% | approximately 11% | approximately $958.6M |
| 2016 | 319 | approximately $23.1K | approximately 36% | approximately 14% | approximately $1.2B |
| 2015 | 207 | approximately $18.2K | approximately 27% | approximately 13% | approximately $912.2M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical First-Person launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
Leaderboard
| # | Game | Est. revenue | Reviews | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No Man's SkySteam | approximately $432.1M | 420.7K | 85% | $59.99 |
| 2 | Forza Horizon 5Steam | approximately $396.2M | 281.8K | 89% | $59.99 |
| 3 | approximately $358.7M | 298K | 88% | $49.99 | |
| 4 | DayZSteam | approximately $357.6M | 469.9K | 78% | $49.99 |
| 5 | SatisfactorySteam | approximately $326.2M | 279.9K | 97% | $27.99 |
| 6 | Ready or NotSteam | approximately $278.3M | 347.5K | 79% | $49.99 |
| 7 | The ForestSteam | approximately $247.2M | 683.1K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 8 | BeamNG.driveSteam | approximately $245M | 419.9K | 97% | $24.99 |
| 9 | approximately $240.7M | 234.2K | 85% | $59.99 | |
| 10 | Sons Of The ForestSteam | approximately $236.1M | 320.8K | 88% | $29.99 |
| 11 | approximately $235.4M | 378.1K | 92% | $39.99 | |
| 12 | Garry's ModSteam | approximately $231.5M | 1.3M | 97% | $9.99 |
| 13 | Arma 3Steam | approximately $230.1M | 295.6K | 90% | $29.99 |
| 14 | Forza Horizon 6Steam | approximately $229M | 99K | 82% | $69.99 |
| 15 | PhasmophobiaSteam | approximately $220.3M | 839.9K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 16 | EA SPORTS FC™ 26Steam | approximately $210.5M | 107.8K | 51% | $69.99 |
| 17 | Schedule ISteam | approximately $201.7M | 317.2K | 98% | $19.99 |
| 18 | approximately $184.5M | 185K | 96% | $69.99 | |
| 19 | RaftSteam | approximately $169.4M | 378.9K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 20 | StarfieldSteam | approximately $160.2M | 175.5K | 57% | $49.99 |
| 21 | approximately $149.4M | 141.1K | 80% | $59.99 | |
| 22 | Deep Rock GalacticSteam | approximately $134.3M | 380.3K | 97% | $29.99 |
| 23 | Fallout 4Steam | approximately $133.6M | 429.3K | 81% | $19.99 |
| 24 | approximately $133.3M | 262.8K | 92% | $39.99 | |
| 25 | SquadSteam | approximately $129.6M | 243.8K | 81% | $19.99 |
| 26 | Left 4 Dead 2Steam | approximately $129.1M | 1.1M | 98% | $9.99 |
| 27 | Half-Life: AlyxSteam | approximately $123.2M | 105.5K | 98% | $59.99 |
| 28 | SubnauticaSteam | approximately $123M | 380.6K | 97% | $29.99 |
| 29 | approximately $114.1M | 317.8K | 95% | $19.99 | |
| 30 | DOOM EternalSteam | approximately $111.5M | 217.5K | 91% | $29.99 |
| 31 | Scrap MechanicSteam | approximately $108.2M | 122.9K | 92% | $28.99 |
| 32 | Borderlands 4Steam | approximately $108.1M | 58.2K | 59% | $69.99 |
| 33 | approximately $106.1M | 586.8K | 84% | $14.99 | |
| 34 | ULTRAKILLSteam | approximately $103.5M | 244.5K | 97% | $22.49 |
| 35 | PAYDAY 2Steam | approximately $101.7M | 674.9K | 89% | $9.99 |
| 36 | approximately $98M | 139.3K | 72% | $39.99 | |
| 37 | Escape from TarkovSteam | approximately $93.7M | 65.3K | 49% | $49.99 |
| 38 | BioShock InfiniteSteam | approximately $92.9M | 145.8K | 93% | $29.99 |
| 39 | approximately $87.6M | 203.4K | 89% | $19.99 | |
| 40 | approximately $87.5M | 56.9K | 88% | $59.99 | |
| 41 | approximately $85.9M | 72K | 86% | $29.99 | |
| 42 | Lethal CompanySteam | approximately $84.5M | 511K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 43 | Portal 2Steam | approximately $83.8M | 467.1K | 99% | $9.99 |
| 44 | Subnautica 2Steam | approximately $80.7M | 127.7K | 91% | $29.99 |
| 45 | The Outlast TrialsSteam | approximately $79.1M | 112.3K | 92% | $39.99 |
| 46 | Slime RancherSteam | approximately $74.8M | 157.5K | 98% | $19.99 |
| 47 | Blade and SorcerySteam | approximately $71.8M | 62.2K | 97% | $29.99 |
| 48 | BodycamSteam | approximately $71.8M | 66.2K | 80% | $33.32 |
| 49 | DOOMSteam | approximately $71.6M | 221.8K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 50 | Sniper Elite 4Steam | approximately $70.8M | 63.3K | 91% | $59.99 |